By 2030, an estimated 10 million Californians will be over the age of 60 — one-quarter of the state population. Anticipating ...

Young and middle-aged adults who live with chronic loneliness may be at risk for early cognitive decline, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State Department of Human Development and ...

Along with these changes came a blossoming epidemic of workplace loneliness—one that still continues to this day. According ...

Middle-age and older adults with long-term loneliness are at higher risk of stroke than those who do not report being lonely, according to a new study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeling lonely is a relatable experience for many of us. Maybe it's dealing with FOMO after seeing a photo of coworkers hanging ...

The epidemic of loneliness poses a grave threat to public health, just as obesity, social media, or substance abuse does. Occasional loneliness is usually not problematic, as almost everyone ...

Loneliness is a universal human experience that virtually everyone encounters. But chronic loneliness, particularly in adolescence, can have profound consequences. To shed light on this ...

Loneliness and social isolation used to be hidden. People viewed them as soft, personal concerns, perhaps lamentable, but not necessarily central to the bottom line. Today, however, what was long ...

Without even realising it, your world sometimes gradually gets smaller: less walking, fewer days in the office, and cancelling on friends. Watching plans disintegrate on the chat as friends struggle ...